Old House Journal

Find guidance on buying, renovating, budgeting, and decorating. It’s all about keeping the character while upgrading for modern comfort and your own style. For prospective and recent homebuyers -- whether your house is Victorian or Mid-century Modern. Inside: • Kitchen/bath renos • When to DIY (and not!) • Inspiring house tours • Using vintage lighting • Pantry ideas • Modern farmhouses • Curb appeal upgrades • Choosing paint colors • Picket fence styles • Repairing floorboards • How to wallpaper … and lots more

Old House Journal

Beautiful New Work

INTERIORS

serenity IN A LANDMARK HOUSE • In Berkeley, a preservation-minded couple reinvigorate a picturesque 1914 house designed by famed California architect Julia Morgan.

TEXTILES

Alesandra & David Weekley • NEW FINDS IN ARTS & CRAFTS SOFT FURNISHINGS

WALLS & CEILINGS

Cj Hurley & Barbara Pierce • THE CREATION OF MEANINGFUL BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL LISTINGS

FURNITURE & ART OBJECTS

A GREENE & GREENE HOUSE restored • EARLIER AND LESS LAVISHLY APPOINTED THAN THE FAMOUS HOUSES, THIS ONE IS NEVERTHELESS A LANDMARK IN CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA.

FURNITURE

Kevin Rodel • MASTER OF ARTS& CRAFTS REVIVAL FURNITURE

ART OBJECTS

KITCHEN, BATH & TILE

admirable Cheer • For a new kitchen, a decorative wall of tile is a lighthearted foil to the gravitas of hardwood cabinets rendered in the style of Greene & Greene. A tile mural and leaded-glass doors lend interest.

addressing an outdated FAMILY BATHROOM • The primary upstairs bath was cramped and lacked storage. A new layout fits this Craftsman-era Tudor.

KITCHENS & BATHS

The Tatko Family • THE BEAUTY OF SLATE: “THE STONE OUTLASTS US.”

ARTFUL TILE

ADDITIONAL LISTINGS

LIGHTING & METALWORK

LIGHTING & ART GLASS

Brett Johnson • AN AFFINITY FOR GREENE & GREENE FURNISHINGS

HARDWARE

DESIGN, BUILD & RENOVATE

bungalow-era comebacks • THE REVIVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL MOTIFS 1900–1930 IS ONGOING, WITH THE BEST IDEAS INTERPRETED FOR HOMES TODAY, WHETHER THEY ARE RESTORATIONS OR NEW-BUILDS.

DOORS & WINDOWS

BUILD & REMODEL

HEATING & COOLING

EDUCATION & VISITS

ADDITIONAL LISTINGS

RESOURCES

LAST PAGE • These words come from the groundbreaking book The American Bungalow, 1880–1930, by Clay Lancaster, published in 1985 by Abbeville Press. The late Professor Lancaster was a celebrated architectural historian whose 1953 article on the bungalow certainly informed all subsequent study of the subject.